Pierogie Bake

Source: stepahniecooks.blogspot.com

Servings: 2 servings

Total Time: 30 minutes - shorter if you don't burn the bacon the first time

Ingredients:
1 (16 oz) package frozen potato and onion pierogies
2 slices center-cut bacon, chopped
2 garlic cloves,
minced 1/3 cup 1/3-less-fat cream cheese
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 cup thin sliced green onions
1 small plum tomato, seeded, and diced
Pepper
Cooking spray

Directions:
1- Preheat the oven to 400.
2- Spray a baking dish with cooking spray. Arrange the frozen pierogies in the dish.
3- In a medium saucepan, cook the bacon until crisp. Remove the bacon from the pan.
4- Add garlic to the drippings, cook for 30 seconds. Add the cream cheese, stirring until it melts. Add the broth, stir continuously until it's all incorporated
5- Pour the sauce mixture over the pierogies. Top with the cheddar cheese.
6- Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, top with the tomatoes and bacon, and return it to the oven. Bake for 5 additional minutes.
7- Remove from the oven sprinkle with green onions and black pepper. Serve hot

Verdict:
This was really really good. We all enjoyed it. It would also make a really good side dish. So as my total time stated, I burnt the bacon the first time. So the second time I cooked the bacon for a few minutes in the pan and then finished it up in the microwave. That way I could get the grease from the bacon to move on to step 4 and my bacon would be cooked perfectly. Also, if serving as a main course again, I'll double the recipe. I'll definitely make this one again.

Oh, and I didn't have green onions on hand, so I used dried scallions instead.